Re: Question about Reincarnation
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
Just an idea ....
When one realizes brahman the upaniṣads say, 'those that know brahman become brahman' .
If this is so ( and I do not dispute this at all) , why are we still left in a physical frame, localized as if we were lokāyatin's¹ ? I have been taught that the frame remains due to leśāvidya .
- leśa + avidya gives leśāvidya
- leśa = a small part or portion , particle , atom , little bit or slight trace
- avidya = ignornace
Hence we remain in this frame due to the remains ( a small portion) of ignorance. Some small atomic part. Perhaps the awareness is perfect and stainless completely residing in the SELF/brahman, yet there are other parts perhaps that still are infused with ignorance.
praṇām
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- lokāyatin or lokāyata is composed of the following lokā +yata.
- We know this loka as 'that or the other world', a place or level.
- et there is another definition for this meaning ordinary life , worldly affairs , and faculty of seeing , sight.
This seeing and sight is a macro way of saying the senses; yata means restrained , held in , held forth , kept down or limited , subdued , governed - So a lokāyatin is one restrained, held or kept down by the senses.
Last edited by yajvan; 23 June 2011 at 09:03 PM.
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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